@scratchrun/mcp-server

MCP server for ScratchRun — ephemeral, MicroVM-isolated code execution for AI agents.

Each call runs in a fresh hardware-isolated MicroVM. The VM is hard-purged after execution. No state, no files, nothing persists between calls.

Install

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scratchrun": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scratchrun/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY": "sr_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get an API key at scratchrun.dev.

Tool: scratchrun_exec

Executes code in an ephemeral sandbox and returns stdout, stderr, exit code, and any output files.

Parameters:

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | runtime | python3.12 | python3.11 | node20 | bash | yes | Runtime to use | | code | string | yes | Code to execute | | timeout_ms | integer | no | Timeout in ms (default 10000, max 30000) | | memory_mb | integer | no | Memory limit in MB (default 256, max 512) | | env | object | no | Environment variables — use for secrets, not code strings | | files | object | no | Files to write before execution (path → content) | | return_files | string[] | no | File paths to capture after execution (returned as base64) |

Example — run Python and return a chart:

{
  "runtime": "python3.12",
  "code": "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\nx = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)\nplt.plot(x, np.sin(x))\nplt.savefig('/tmp/plot.png')",
  "return_files": ["/tmp/plot.png"]
}

Output files are returned as base64. Image files (PNG, JPG, SVG) are returned as MCP image content blocks and render inline in Claude.

Isolation

• Hardware-virtualized MicroVM per execution (own kernel, not a shared-kernel container)
• TerminateMicroVM called unconditionally after every run — VM destroyed, never reused
• RFC 1918 + cloud metadata (169.254.x.x) always blocked at the network layer
• Read-only system filesystem via OverlayFS; /tmp is RAM-backed and gone with the VM

Latency

~400ms median (warm pool). 2–8s cold start if the pool is empty.

License

MIT